Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs SharePoint comparison

The compared Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and SharePoint solutions aren't in the same category. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is ranked #4 in CCP , with an average rating of 8.5, and holds a 3.8% mindshare in the category. SharePoint is ranked #1 in ECM , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 11.8% mindshare. Additionally, 82% of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 79% of SharePoint users who would recommend it.

Microsoft Office SharePoint...

Read 38 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server reviews

1,375 Views
1,169 Comparison Views

82% willing to recommend

SharePoint

Read 164 SharePoint reviews

9,522 Views
4,856 Comparison Views

79% willing to recommend

Microsoft Office SharePoint...

SharePoint

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and SharePoint based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Content Collaboration Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs. SharePoint Report (Updated: March 2020).

Buyer's Guide

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs. SharePoint

March 2020

Download the complete report

Helped 879,422 peers since 2012

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Office SharePoint...

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

4.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Content Collaboration Platforms (4th)

SharePoint

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

164

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is designed for Content Collaboration Platforms and holds a mindshare of 3.8%, down 9.3% compared to last year.
SharePoint, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 11.8% mindshare, down 17.8% since last year.

Content Collaboration Platforms Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server	3.8%
Office 365	10.3%
Google Workspace	10.0%
Other	75.9%

Content Collaboration Platforms

Enterprise Content Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SharePoint	11.8%
OpenText Content Management	8.4%
OpenText Documentum Content Management	8.0%
Other	71.8%

Enterprise Content Management

Featured Reviews

Daniel Giacomelli

Security and Compliance at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Has transformed how I manage documents through metadata and automation while enabling structured collaboration

Microsoft should restore some functionalities from older versions of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2003 and 2010. Specifically, bringing back something similar to SharePoint Designer would be beneficial. SharePoint Designer was both advantageous and challenging - developers found it limiting and preferred Visual Studio, while non-developers struggled to use it effectively. A new tool for configuring webpage design and development for content pages would be valuable. The current system is too basic. While integration of filtered lists and libraries is possible, it requires knowledge of Python or jQuery. A WYSIWYG editor would be preferable to requiring programming knowledge or Visual Studio.

Read full review

AnjneyBhardwaj

Senior Market Research Analyst at IDC Corporate

Collaboration has improved through simplified document access and controlled sharing

SharePoint is definitely used to keep a record of our files and data. The capability is quite good because it is time-saving. I have used it only four or five times, but it has been very helpful to keep all my information in a consolidated manner. The search feature is one of the most beneficial factors that we use to filter out the latest data or the latest file as per our convenience and use case. When you have a large repository, this feature is particularly valuable. Role-based access control has been helpful while developing the knowledge platform. The roles were defined clearly, which made it easy for the four or five of us to work simultaneously and collaborate on our project in a similar manner.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The feature that I value the most about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is the ability to have multiple persons in a file at the same time, which was not possible when we started using computers."

"The collaboration, the ability for multiple users to work on a single document."

"It's a very robust product."

"Ability to collaborate with others in one location."

"Some of the best features with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server are that it is easy to use, security is easy, and it's all integrated into the university's security systems."

"The implementation and configuring of the resolution are very easy in the online version."

"The best features of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server are the integration between SharePoint, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, and email."

"The solution is scalable. You can do both horizontal and vertical scaling."

More Microsoft Office SharePoint Server pros

"OneDrive and SharePoint provide a secure, fully auditable way of storing information."

"The search feature is valuable."

"The security feature is valuable."

"The most valuable features of SharePoint include the ability to co-edit documents in the Office suite, particularly Excel and Word."

"Its most valuable feature is the document library."

"The product provides flexibility in collaboration."

"It keeps our company organized and everything is in one place."

"SharePoint is already moving to cloud, if you are using SharePoint online, which is cloud-based technology, it is more accessible."

More SharePoint pros

Cons

"Sharepoint doesn't integrate well with Oracle, and we use a lot of Oracle products at our company. Therefore, it makes more sense for us to go to Oracle instead of continuing to use Sharepoint."

"The product is behind in development and lacks some features."

"This solution is not very stable. It is useful to arrange data but it's not the best for big data. Sometimes we have issues with our reports as a result."

"Workflows could be simplified."

"The product could be improved by accommodating different technologies, particularly integration."

"The ability to preview files in different formats should be expanded to include formats such as embedded postscript (EPS), AutoCAD, and Adobe Acrobat PDF."

"The velocity and speed of information retrieval in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server could be improved."

"The solution needs to be more collaborative. I believe they are just coming up with the themes for this right now."

More Microsoft Office SharePoint Server cons

"The limitations and boundaries must be extended."

"The product does not perform 100% when used outside of a Microsoft based browser, Chrome, Firefox, etc."

"We'd like to be able to upload from MS Excel to deploy tasks and use drop-down lists to collect further information."

"When you are trying to migrate from a different platform to SharePoint for file storage, the upload utility should be more flexible, taking more files and then updating you on the upload status of the files you are trying to transfer into SharePoint."

"SharePoint’s scalability could be improved."

"I would like a simpler, more cost-effective solution for connecting data sources with workflows and BI tools, or data mining tools."

"We do sell Hyland OnBase, which is probably a competitor to SharePoint and does a lot more. In our own organization, we haven't had a need for it, but certainly, for our customers, we are finding that to be a better fit. In terms of the technical reasons for that, I'm not involved much on that side, so I can't give specifics, but there is certainly room for them to improve or add on certain features that clearly are not available in SharePoint, but they are available in Hyland OnBase."

"The initial setup is complex and has room for improvement."

More SharePoint cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"One of the reasons why we don't recommend the cloud version of SharePoint is the cost. With the on premise version, you pay for the license once. For the cloud version, there is a recurring fee. It is very expensive. They expect everyone to pay $20 or $30 per user per month."

"It can be expensive for on-premises deployments, especially when you have to support SQL Server as your backend database. That's where the cost comes into play. SQL Server has its own licensing, which Microsoft keeps on changing. Therefore, it can become costly. In the earlier versions of SharePoint, version 2007 or 2010, they had an express version where the SQL Server licensing was free. It wasn't like a full-blown SharePoint. It was only a slimmed-down version. It used to be whatever your hardware costs. You would install the free software and work with it, but you were very limited in what you could do in SharePoint. If you wanted the SharePoint Enterprise Server with all the bells and whistles, then you had to pay more to get the SQL Server license based on the number of users or servers. The subscription model is different for cloud deployments. Licensing is per user and per month. The cost also depends on the storage required. If you have a lot of sites or documents, then you need to expand it based on your needs."

"Pricing plans may be flexible depending on volume usage and your corporate relationship with Microsoft."

"There are some aggressive discounts offered by Microsoft for organizations that are not for profit, which we are, and it makes it quite attractive to consider."

"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."

"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."

"It is pretty reasonable. It is $5 per month per user. We have 12 users now, so it is about $60 per month."

"It comes bundled with the Microsoft 365 pricing plans."

"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."

"The platform has medium pricing."

"They are about an eight in comparison to other similar products."

"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."

More SharePoint pricing and cost advice

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Content Collaboration Platforms solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

879,422 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Comparison Review

it_user8925

Developer with 51-200 employees

Aug 23, 2013

Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons

At Mediacurrent we often get requests to compare Drupal to other platforms used for intranet sites and social business platforms (like https://dev.twitter.com/ for example). This is often referred to as “Social Business Software”, which has grown in popularity in recent years. I decided to do a…

Read full review

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Government

12%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	15

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	80
Midsize Enterprise	38
Large Enterprise	81

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?

The price of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is affordable for us.

See all answers

What needs improvement with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?

There are areas that could be improved with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. My company has more than 5,000 collaborators. The question of how Microsoft Office SharePoint Server can be a better ...

See all answers

What is your primary use case for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?

The regular use cases with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server are to share files and to plug them into websites in collaboration features from Office 365. The advanced search functionality is accep...

See all answers

What do you like most about SharePoint?

The search feature is valuable.

See all answers

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?

I do not know the difference between the prices of the two solutions; I did not work on this project.

See all answers

What needs improvement with SharePoint?

It is not really better; we use the same solution as before with Google Drive and the Google App solution. Sometimes I have to refresh pages more than with Google, but it does not charge; the page ...

See all answers

Comparisons

Amazon WorkDocs vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

Compared 29% of the time

Datto Workplace vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

Compared 10% of the time

Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

Compared 9% of the time

LucidLink vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

Compared 7% of the time

Oracle Beehive vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

Compared 7% of the time

More Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Competitors

OpenText Documentum Content Management vs SharePoint

Compared 7% of the time

DocuSign vs SharePoint

Compared 7% of the time

Box vs SharePoint

Compared 6% of the time

OpenText Content Management vs SharePoint

Compared 6% of the time

IBM FileNet vs SharePoint

Compared 5% of the time

More SharePoint Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

December 2025

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server report

Download Microsoft Office SharePoint Server product report

Buyer's Guide

SharePoint

December 2025

Download SharePoint product report

Also Known As

Office SharePoint Server, MS Office SharePoint Server

SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010

Overview

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) is a Microsoft software portal based on the ASP.NET framework. MOSS facilitates file sharing and collaboration, social networking, Web databases and Web publishing. It is hosted by Microsoft Windows Server and is accessible through Microsoft Office or the Web.

Microsoft

SharePoint is a Microsoft-based platform for building web applications. It covers a widerange of capabilities and while it is appropriate for experienced webdevelopers, even non-technical minded users can easily navigate through thesystem and execute functions such as collaborating data, managing documents andfiles, creating websites, managing social networking solutions, and automatingworkflow.

Major areas that SharePoint deals with are websites,communities, content, search, insights, and composites. The purpose is to give usersthe ability to create or develop these key business components on their owneven without technical knowledge of, for example, how to build a website or howto integrate coding. Configuring SharePoint into a business's system is meantto cut out all of the complicated steps, and pave the way for easierimplementation all around.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

Del Monte Foods, Unicredit Leasing, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Nokia Czech Republic, Perkins Eastman, JLL, ICA, óxito Software, Dorset Software, PKP Cargo, Arcapita Bank B.S.C., AVE CZ, Chesapeake Energy

Toyota, Aeroports de Paris, ASBBank Ltd., Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals, CambridgeshireConstabulary, D&M Group, NPL Construction Company, and The Regional Municipality of Niagara.

Buyer's Guide

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs. SharePoint

March 2020

Free Report: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs. SharePoint

Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs. SharePoint and other solutions. Updated: March 2020.

DOWNLOAD NOW

879,422 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs. SharePoint report.

We monitor all Content Collaboration Platforms reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.